Shameful! Steven Spielberg poses with 'dino' he 'hunted'

This photo of Steven Spielberg with a mechanical Triceratops on the set of "Jurassic Park," his 1993 worldwide blockbuster about dinosaurs being brought back to life, went viral after people believed it to be real and were furious about the "trophy kill."

This photo of Steven Spielberg with a mechanical Triceratops on the set of "Jurassic Park," his 1993 worldwide blockbuster about dinosaurs being brought back to life, went viral after people believed it to be real and were furious about the "trophy kill."

A 20-year-old photo of Steven Spielberg posing with a "dead" dinosaur on the set of "Jurassic Park" went viral this week thanks to humorist Jay Branscomb.

Branscomb posted it on Facebook in a satirical takeoff on the controversy surrounding teen hunter Kendall Jones, reports US Magazine. Jones was widely criticized when she shared pictures of herself posing alongside the lions and cheetahs she killed in Africa. You can read about that here.

Branscomb parodied the incident by posting the Spielberg snapshot from 1993, and adding the following caption: "Disgraceful photo of recreational hunter happily posing next to a Triceratops he just slaughtered. Please share so the world can name and shame this despicable man."

And share they did, thousands of times, plus comments that show there's a fine line between wit and ditz. Some people tried hard to show they were in on the joke, while others seemed genuinely mortified. In any event, well played, Mr. Branscomb. Well played.